Travel Information

There's more than enough to keep you and
your family occupied for several days in Ho Chi Minh City. Below you'll
find some of the more popular attractions in and around the centre. Most
of them are quite close to each other so it's easy to visit most of them
on a day tour. Choose a
self guided walk or link up with a
City Tour to take you around town by cyclo, motor bike or van.
Urban Adventures run a great full day Ho Chi Minh Discovery Tour
or a half day Cyclo and markets tour if you have less time.

Bitexco Financial Tower - the tallest building in Ho Chi
Minh City and home to the Saigon Skydeck, numerous dining options,shops,
a cinema and the Heliobar on the 52nd floor.Swing by for the best view
in town by day or night.

Reunification Palace - The
complex, once known as Independence Palace, spans a full city block and
is now used as a museum. Full of history and effectively the site at
which the Vietnam War ended, it is definitely worth a visit on any tour
to Ho Chi Minh City. The Palace is open all the week from 7.30 AM to
11.30AM and 1.00PM to 5.00 PM. Entrance tickets are VND 20,000 (about
$1). Guided tours in English are available.

Saigon Central Post Office - A reminder of what post
offices used to be like. The building was designed by Gustave
Eiffel, the same guy who designed the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
It's definitely worth a visit. There's plenty of history and atmosphere
to soak up and more than enough picture opportunities for at least 10
minutes of your time. The building, is located at Number 2, Paris
Commune Street, directly across the road from the beautiful
Notre Dame Cathedral. It's open between 7am to 7pm weekdays and 7am
to 6 pm weekends.

Municipal Theatre (Saigon Opera House) - This beautiful
theatre sits on Lam Son Square at start of Le Loi Street. The
surrounding area could be in one of Europe's finest cities were it not
for the usual crazy traffic on the surrounding streets. It's proximity
to other popular sites make it a logical stop on any walking
tour around Ho Chi Minh City. Whatever you do, don't miss at least
getting one day and one night picture of the building. They will
definitely be some of your finest from your visit to Ho Chi Minh City.

Ho Chi Minh City Hall - Unfortunately you can't go in, as
the building is now headquarters of the Peoples Committee. This gorgeous
building provides great pictures by night or day. Located right in the
middle of many other colonial structures and at the start of the new
pedestrian street,
Saigon City Hall makes a logical stopping point on your
walk around town.